The Cecil Whig., 1887-07-16

as far as the authorities of the church
will permit him. He makes no conceal
menJ of his belief that his exGcint.lunica-
ton Is unwarr3nteG and the result of a
understanding of his case at Rome.
The anti-poyerty meeting tonight Was
the largest yet held. many persons being
drawn th:ther, no doubt, in view of the
recent accommodation of DR.. M?Glynn,
The Academy of music was crammed,
and the management found it necessary
to hire Irving Hall directly opposite, for
an overflow meeting. This, too, was
soon packed. and hundreds were turned
away, unable to find admission. James
J Gahan. of the Cuthnltr MruN, presided
over the meeting in the Academy OF
Music, and John Fceney. of st. stephen 5
parish, took charge OF tho meeting in
Irving Hall. Miss MuneI aud her Con-
eordla chorus, composed of mem bers of
DIR. McGlynu's St. Stephens choir, We're
present i'll the Academy of Music, and
AS DIR. McGlynn walked upon the stage,
sang "Marching To Freedom" " to :he air
OF Marching Through Georgia - And
then uatne d SCENE that must have thrilled
all present, whether there as Dir. Nc
Glynn's adherents or as curiosity seek
ers. The cheers and applause swelled
until nearly 1000 persons were upon
their feet, and a thunderous roar went
out to those in the streets, and was there
taken up and spread 20 Irving hall And
the word went through the mutitudes
that DIR. McGlynn was before the people,
and that he was even then waiting a
pause III theiI applause to begin his
speaking.
Chairman Gahan, in his introductory
remarks, said I'VE are here to night to
let Rome know that III matters political
not one iot of our allegiance is rendered
TO any power or potentate, but III its en-
tlrety Is given to the laws and c0nStitu-
tlon of the United States. Cheers ! All
OF you we 1t to your several churches this
morning. In not Cne church did any one
dare tC stand up and read the decree of
Michael Augustine Corrigan. Kisses
and cat-calls. When the church auth
rites attack and depose 4 holy man whose
very shoe-latches they are unworthy to
unite, they go to the daily press to pro-
mulgate their edicls. They do not pub
hsh them irJm their holy pnlpts.'
DR.. McGlynu was received with up
roarious applause. In the course of his
speech he said: 1T is a wonderful evil
deuce of the wisdom and goodness of the
cod we adore that in the midst OF the
trials and perpleXiticS of life, while our
minds are troubled and our heartstrinps
torn, there is yet one clear and simple
guide which is given to every being, and
which, # followed and obcYed bv him
uilI load tn a Il 1
lverance. 1t a wonderfully simple thing.
1t resides within him, and its only re-
quirenents are perfectly Eubservieut
aud humble will to do that which con
science teaches men, to do only what is
right. This is the natural law of truth,
which of necessity precedes all real law.
Our God is merciful as well as a wise
one. He will never condemn any being
who follows the dictates of his conscience,
even be that conscience an erriur one.
In oheying it he is forever obeying the
will OF God, as is dogma of the CItho-
tic faith, and according to all Christian
philosophy and teaching, the man who
goes against his conscience sins against
the Holy Ghost, aud despite the power Of
any authority, even the Pope If man
does or says anything i'll obedience to thas
power, II III 50 doing he goes against his |
conscience, he sins. Even if high Ro. |
man tribunal summons d man before
them for teaching the truth which he |
knows to exist, and if that tribunal |
should condemn his doctrine without |
giving them a trial and command him to |
retract them, it is his duty before God to |
refuse to do SO, cheers, prolonged, |
and If 1t was i'll its power, as it at one |
time was, but, thank God, no longer is. |
TO impriSon and martyr the truth and |
the persons of those who have read God's |
word in nature before they have been |
able to see it, should they summon him
and command him to re.raCt under the |
penalty of imprisonment or martyrlOm,
1t is his duty TO resist, and even be burned |
alive at the stake. rather than commit
the unpardomablc sin against the Holy |
Ghost of declaring what his conscience |
believed to be false The speaker here
referred to the imprisonment of Calico,
and stated that with him he should say:
II submit to your sentence, while detest.
ing your tyranny
DIR. McGlynu continued: 1T is no trib-
ute to God to poke out our eyes so htat
we cannot see the truth for ourselves 1t
is the teaching of Catholic Theology
though that theology is often perverted
to crafty the lust ard crime of those who
are in power and who teach Is, (fOr the
theology is always good, though the
teachers are often wicked } All truth is
one. No two truths can clash with each
for all truths come from God and where,
through the ignorance of the interpreter
or other causes, the word of God, in the
Bible Or elsewhere, is made to seem to
clash with some of tine inGisputable
truths Of nature, it is not that the word
of God is wrong, but that it has been
falsely represented. If you want to see
true devotion to the Catholic church, 20
where it is i'll a minority and with little
power, as i'll Ireland and Germany, re-
assert that | know Il German American
bishop, an ultimate friend of Cardinal
Gibbons, who said that the Roman au-
thOritieS wanted to have a nuncjo at the
court Of King Grover the First Here
the Doctor stated that the reference To
King Grover was only Joke. at is a
droll and an inconcevable one-the idea
of having nuncio at Washiugton-but
entirely in keeping with the dOings of
those who conceived the idea of sending
two Italian prelatcs to Catholic Ireland
1t was with Il thorough Knowledge of the
matter had in hand that | said an Ital-
ian nunciO would be a source of c0rrup-
ton and slavery to the Catholic church
in America. | also sail to an eminent
Catholic lawyer that, with my know ledge
of Rome, | thought it better to show
ones teeth than to eat humble pie when
to get tayOrs from IT, As